New Springfield school to use less energy

10:45 AM,
Dec. 2, 2013

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The new Sherwood Elementary will be built to use as little energy as possible.

The Springfield school board recently gave the go-ahead for architects and engineers to design a 450-student building at 2524 S. Golden Ave. that dramatically reduces energy usage.

That decision also leaves open the possibility of eventually adding a renewable energy source to transform Sherwood into the state's first school capable of achieving a "net zero" rating, meaning it generates as much energy as it consumes. ...